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Quail Hill Trailhead
Ridgeline Trail
Sitton Peak Trail
Chiquito Falls Trail
Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park
Black Star Canyon
Carbon Canyon Regional Park
Colinas Bluff Trail
El Modena Open Space
Falls Canyon Trailhead
Modjeska Peak Hike
Orange Hills Trail
Peters Canyon Regional Park
Las Ramblas Trail
Red Rock Canyon
Roadrunner Loop Trail
Salt Creek Trail
Santiago Oaks Regional Park
Small Peak
Top of the World
Tour de Trestles
Upper Newport Bay Nature Reserve
Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park
The Orange County area has great weather and spectacular diverse natural surroundings that range from mountain ranges to the coast of the Pacific. Many trails start in the urban areas and quickly bring hikers to a completely different world of peace with nothing but the sound of birds and the wind. Most trails are open to hikers, bikers, and horseback riders.
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